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Best Places to Listen to Live Music in Chandigarh

“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.”

Quite truly, we Chandigarhians love music. And we love dancing to music even more! But dancing to DJs? That is so passe! Because while in Chandigarh, we groove to live music!

On the heels of metropolitan cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore etc, Chandigarh has picked up the live music bug too! Agreed, it is still at a nascent stage but we are glad it is picking up and how. So here is a list of the best places where you can listen to music live!

LIVE MUSIC IN CHANDIGARH:

1. Peddler’s-35, Elante

Live Music in Chandigarh

This is perhaps the most famous place when it comes to live music in Chandigarh. Be it Sector-35 or Elante, Peddler’s is that one place which is always streaming with people. Courtesy? The wide range of bands that play here. Live music, good food, drinks and your friends. What else can you possibly ask for?

2. S Cafe (Gaah), 26

S Cafe & Bar, Chandigarh

When S Cafe forayed into the scene under the banner of Gaah entertainment, Chandigarh witnessed a new kind of music. Music that is not limited to Bollywood or Panjabi tracks. If you are looking for live music with a difference, this is the place that should be your favourite haunt!

3. Shosha, 26

Live Performance at Shosha Bar & Cafe

When Shosha forayed into the scene, it picked up audience based on its quirky interiors. A concept that city had never seen before, it soon became a favorite with youngsters. And when live bands started playing? Well, there has been no looking back for the place!

4. Hangout-35

Live Music at Hangout 35

Different from the rest of the places on this list, this place is a favorite with families too. If you are looking for a laid back place with live music minus the unruly “club crowd”, you should definitely give this place a visit. Live bands play here though Wednesday to Sunday and the food here definitely scores some extra brownie points!
Om Puri’s Demise due to massive Cardiac arrest

Om Puri’s Demise: Om Puri an Indian versatile actor demised on 6^th January 2017 due to massive cardiac arrest at the age of 66. Om Puri was born in Ambala, Haryana to a Punjabi family. His father worked in Indian railways and Indian army. He graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. He was also an alumnus of the 1973 class of the National School of Drama where Naseeruddin Shah was a fellow student.

At earlier life he performed with several theatre groups in Chandigarh before appearing in Bollywood cinema. Om puri’s demise due to heart attack left everyone in shock.

Om Puri appeared in conventional and art films Bollywood cinema. He gained appreciation from his iconic movies like “Ardh Satya”, “Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron” and “Paar”. He worked in British films like Jewel in the Crown and City of Joy. Besides these he also appeared in Pakistani and Hollywood movies.

Om Puri was honoured with national award Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in 1990. He had acted in more than 100 films. He was also awarded on Order of the British Empire. He was plunged for mainly “socially conscious films”. He was to be seen in Salman Khan’s upcoming film Tubelight.

It was sad and shocking news to hear that this versatile actor died of a cardiac arrest this morning at his residence in Andheri. All his friends and colleagues from Bollywood have arrived to pay their last respects. Many Bollywood celebrities tweeted showing grievances. The Prime Minister also tributes the passing away of this legendary actor and recalls his long career in theatre and films. #RIP Om Puri.
Mirchi Music Awards Punjabi 2016 – 3rd Edition In Tricity
Mirchi Music Awards Punjabi : Mirchi Music Awards is a grand celebration of the best music of the year gone by. After the magnificent success of 1st & 2nd edition of Punjabi Mirchi Music Awards in Jalandhar and Amritsar, respectively, Radio Mirchi is back with the 3rd edition of Punjabi Music Awards where Radio Mirchi celebrate the excellence of the best in the Punjabi music and Film industry.

Royal Stag Mirchi Music Awards Punjabi are presented annually by Radio Mirchi to honor both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Punjabi language film/non-film music industry of Punjab.

What makes these awards special is that the winners will be selected by the music fraternity itself and you too have the power to decide the final winner in the Listener’s Choice Awards category!

Nominees For Mirchi Music Awards Punjabi 2016
- Nachhatar Gill – (Ardaas Movie)
- Prabh Gill – (Bambukat Movie)
- Amrinder Gill – (Channo Kamli Yaar Di)
- Diljit Dosanjh – (Ambarsariya)
- Nooran Sisters – (Channo Kamli Yaar Di)
Nominees For Listeners Choice Film Song Of The Year

Few days back, the grand jury meet was held at The Lalit hotel in Chandigarh. Big and Veteran personalities from Punjabi Music/Film Industry were present like Navniat Singh, Preet Harpal, Dheeraj Rattan, Jaidev Kumar, Amberdeep Singh, Malkit Singh, Jaswinder Singh (Manmohan Waris), Charanjit Ahuja, Sanjeev Anand and Vijay Dhami.

Jury Meet held at The Lalit, Chandigarh

Preet Harpal in Conversation with Media

Singers and Rapper like “BADSHAH”, Diljit Dosanjh, Sukh-E, Guru Randhawa, Fazil Puria are expected to perform in this event. As always “PAK PAK DEEPAK” will be hosting the show along with Punjabi Film Industry Stars.

2016 Mirchi Music Awards Punjabi Venue & Timings

The 3rd edition of Mirchi Music Awards Punjabi will witness the grand celebration of music on December 16, 2016.

Venue:- Sports Complex, Mohali, opposite to Sector 69
Date: December 16, 2016
Timings: 4:00PM onwards

The Mirchi Music Awards Punjabi 2016 Anthem

The Award function is promising a bevy of superstars, outstanding talents and super excitement all through the evening. SO, MAKE IT LARGE!!!
Befikre Review – Hits Hard in Chandigarh

EMBRACE YOUR MADNESS: BE BEFIKRE

Ranveer Singh and Vaani Kapoor’s Befikre has opened in theaters to a very positive response in Chandigarh. While the audience is pleasantly surprised by the content of the film, critics have also given it thumbs up.

Even though Raveer Singh isn’t breaking the mold with this movie, it is a refreshing change of scene for him considering the intense roles he has been doing for the last couple of years. Meanwhile, this is Vani Kapoor’s golden opportunity to make a mark for herself; her debut film hardly got her any attention as it was more focused on Sushant Singh Rajput and Parineeti Chopra’s characters.

Befikre

Befikre is a special film or let’s say an important film in another way. It brought Aditya Chopra back to the director’s chair after eight long years. Shot in Paris, it has been made on a budget of Rs. 70 crore and released in 2900 screens worldwide.

The romantic-comedy follows Dharam (Ranveer Singh), who travels to the French capital in search for adventure and Shyra (Vani Kapoor), who is a tourist guide and a free-spirited lover.

Chopra’s film reminds us that a well-shot Bollywood romantic film can be so entertaining even when it does not necessarily offer anything new.

Befikre opens with a string of kisses. As the credits appear on the screen, we see several characters on the streets of Paris — young, old and of different colours, kissing as Labon Ka Karobaar plays in the background. It is a sweet, romantic and very happy look at Paris. One loses the count of the kisses, just as it is impossible to say how many times the film’s leads — Ranveer Singh and Vaani Kapoor — lock lips through the film.

A still from the movie Befikre

The movie has got great peppy tracks which you all will going to love and you’ll definitely going to end up by humming the song: “Nashe si Chad Gayi”

There are some messy moments in the film, especially the weird unruly slapstick scene towards the end in a church.

And that is when one senses that Chopra is not in full control of the plot. He knows how the film will end, but the path to that seems forced and convoluted.

Still much of Befikre is loaded with a carefree spirit. It is joyful and it will make you smile.

For us it’s a 3.5/5 star rating movie and definitely a watchable one.

Go Watch NOW and Be Befikre.

Watch the trailer here if you haven’t yet:
Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees Trailer Out Now

The King Of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees Trailer is OUT now! Ever since after the first look of Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees — with his character’s punchline “Baniye ka dimaag aur miyanbhai ki daring” — the Rahul Dholakia directed film has been drummed up a lot of curiosity among fans.

Raees is a co-production of Shah Rukh Khan’s own Red Chillies and Farhan Akhtar-Ritesh Sidhwani’s Excel Entertainment. It’s original date of release was on EID 2016 – but to avoid clashes with Salman Khan’s Sultan, producers decided to delay it’s release date to Republic Day 2017 i.e 25th January,2017. Yes, you read it right, it’s a day earlier than a scheduled day which is a bad sign for Hrithik Roshan’s kaabil.

Now, Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees is found to be in conflict with Hrithik Roshan’s upcoming Movie Kaabil.

First Look Of Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees

To mark the occasion, SRK also unveiled a new poster for the film.

As anti-Pakistan sentiment simmered in India after the Uri attacks in September that left several of our military personnel dead, there were calls to boycott all artistes from across the border. Raees was among the films struck really hard (the other film was Karan Johar’s Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, which had a cameo by Fawad Khan) as it marked the Bollywood debut of Pakistani actress Mahira Khan.

Twitterati has gone crazy over Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees. Here are few views by renowned personalities of the industry.

Rajeev Masand’s take on Raees

To us, the trailer of Shah Rukh Khan’s Raaes looks so promising and Yes, it definitely can be the next Blockbuster movie of the Year.

Watch the trailer of Raees here: